CNE Semis Ships Men’s Ice Hockey to No. 7 Endicott Saturday

SUFFOLK vs. #7 ENDICOTT
Date Time Venue Video Tickets Stats Notes Series Last Meeting Last Suffolk Win Streak	Saturday, Feb. 28 1:00 PM Raymond J. Bourque Arena Beverly, Mass. NSN Event Brite GoSuffolkRams.com GoSuffolkRams.com 3-16-2 Nov. 21, 2025, T, 2-2 (OT) Nov. 20, 2025, W, 4-1 T1

BOSTON – The next stop en route to the Conference of New England (CNE) Championship will go through Beverly, Massachusetts, as the third-seeded Suffolk men's basketball team takes its talents to second seed, No. 7 Endicott, Saturday, Feb. 28 for a semifinal showdown at 1:00 p.m. 

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2026 CNE MEN'S ICE HOCKEY TOURNAMENT
First Round – Wednesday, Feb. 25
Game 1: No. 5 Nichols defeated No. 4 Curry, 4-1 – Box Score
Game 2: No. 3 Suffolk defeated No. 6 Johnson & Wales, 8-1 – Box Score

Semifinals – Saturday, Feb. 28
Game 3: No. 5 Nichols at No. 1 University of New England – 7:00 p.m. – Live Stats | Live Video
Game 4: No. 3 Suffolk at No. 2 Endicott – 1:00 p.m. – Live Stats | Live Video

Championship – Saturday, March 7
Game 5: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 3 – Hosted by Highest Remaining Seed 

MORE INFO: Championship Central

SUFFOLK IN THE POSTSEASON *

• Suffolk is playing in the postseason for the second straight season and 11th time. 
• The Rams are competing in the league's postseason field as the third seed for the second time, first since 2009-10.
• Suffolk advanced to the semifinals as the third seed for the first time. 
• The blue-and-gold hosted its fourth postseason game in program history.
• Suffolk is 3-10-0 in the postseason. 
• At home, the Rams are 2-2-0 in postseason play. 
• On the road, the blue-and-gold is 1-8-0. 
• Suffolk has needed overtime to decide a winner in postseason play twice; 2008 ECAC Quarterfinals and the 2016 ECAC Quarterfinals. Both of those games were against Wentworth.
• The Rams are 1-1-0 in OT outings in conference postseason action.
• Suffolk has advanced from a league's first round and/or quarterfinal three times, including the last two seasons including last season. 
• The Rams have never made a conference championship contest according to the game-by-game record books.
• The Rams played in the 3 vs. 6 first round game for the third time, first since 2014-15. Suffolk is 1-2-0 in such games, all of which have come against Johnson & Wales.
• There has been four shutouts in the postseason in Suffolk's history.
• The Rams are 1-3-0 when a team is kept off the scoreboard.  
• Suffolk is 2-1-0 in postseason action under Shawn McEachern's guidance. 
• Suffolk poured in eight goals in the CNE First Round on Wednesday, March 25, which is the highest offensive output in the postseason by the Rams in the game-by-game record books. 
• The seven-goal margin of victory in the CNE First Round, 8-1 over Johnson & Wales, also marks the highest in the game-by-game record books for postseason action for Suffolk

* all records are noted through the game-by-game record books, which dates through the 1999-2000 campaign. 

SUFFOLK IN CNE POSTSEASON

• Suffolk is in the middle of its fourth overall and second straight CNE postseason run.
• The Rams are competing in the CNE postseason as the third seed for the first time.
• The Rams hosted their second-ever CNE postseason game. 
• The blue-and-gold is unbeaten, 2-0-0, as the home team in the CNE Tournament. 
• Suffolk advanced from the CNE First Round for the second time overall and in as many seasons. 
• Suffolk is 2-3-0 in CNE tournament play. 
• Suffolk and Johnson & Wales tangled in the CNE postseason for the first time. 
• The blue-and-gold poured in eight goals in the CNE First Round versus JWU February 25, the most goals scored in a CNE Tournament tilt by the Rams in program history. 
• A Rams' CNE postseason game was decided via shutout for the first time in the Rams' history last season, with the 4-0 CNE First Round cleansheet over Nichols. 
• A Suffolk CNE postseason game has never exceeded regulation. 

LAST TIME OUT
Thirteen different Rams found the scoresheet as the third-seeded Suffolk men's ice hockey powered past sixth-seeded Johnson & Wales, 8-1, in the Conference of New England (CNE) First Round on Wednesday night at Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink. 

MORE READING: Men's Ice Hockey Rolls Past JWU in CNE First Round, 8-1

SUFFOLK SCORES

RAMS RUNDOWN

• Suffolk moved to 17-8-1 overall with a commanding 8-1 CNE First Round win over Johnson & Wales.
• The Rams continues to produce at a high level, operating a power play at 26.1 percent, good for 12th nationally, while the penalty kill sits 15th in the country at 86.7 percent.
• Marko Giourof paces the Rams with 32 points (13g, 19a), ranking third in the conference in scoring, fourth in assists and seventh in goals.
• Nolan Leonard accounts for 31 points (7g, 24a) and stands second in the league in assists and fourth in points.
• Aidan O'Connell has totaled 27 points (15g, 12a); his 15 goals are tied for first in the conference, and he ranks fifth overall in points.
• Daniel McKiernan also stands at 15 goals to go along with nine assists for 24 points, matching for the conference lead in goals. 
• Austin McNicholas has started 25 contests and carries a 16-8-1 record with a 2.00 goals against average and a .912 save percentage into Saturday.

GULLS GLANCE

• Endicott secured the No. 2 seed and a first-round bye after going 19-3-3 overall and 14-3-3 in conference play.
• Louie Kamienski paces the Gulls with 26 points (12g, 14a), ranking eighth in the conference in goals and sixth in points.
• Sebastian Speck owns 24 points (8g, 16a) and ranks eighth in the league in assists.
• Jack Costanzo sits at 23 points (6g, 17a), ranking fifth in the conference in assists.
• Noah Gibbs contributes 22 points (11g, 11a) on the season.
• In goal, Peter Sterling posts a 1.65 goals against average and a .930 save percentage, ranking first in the conference in goals against average and second in save percentage.

WE MEET AGAIN
Suffolk went 1-0-1 versus then-No. 12 Endicott Nov. 20-21. The Rams defeated the Gulls, 4-1, in Beverly, before the foes skated to a 2-2 overall draw in Eastie the next day.

MORE READING – GAME 1: Men's Ice Hockey Bests No. 12 Endicott, 4-1
MORE READING – GAME 2: Men's Ice Hockey Ties No. 12 Endicott, 2-2

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Suffolk and Endicott will tangle in the postseason for the second time, first since the 2018 quarterfinals. The Rams fell in that battle in Beverly, 10-2. 
• The blue-and-gold is unbeaten in the last two bouts with the Gulls.
• Suffolk sits 3-16-2 all-time against Endicott in a series that started in 2015. 
• Suffolk sits 1-8-1 under Shawn McEachern's guidance. 
• The blue-and-gold boasts a 2-9-1 record when playing in Beverly, Massachusetts. 
• Suffolk is 1-7-1 as the home team against the Gulls. 
• There have been four shutouts in the all-time series between Suffolk and Endicott. 
• The Gulls own the quartet of cleansheets with the last coming Jan. 26, 2024 via a 3-0 decision at Endicott. 
• Two games between Suffolk and Endicott needed extra time, the first-ever outing, Nov. 7, 2015 and the last battle, Nov. 21, 2025. Both overtime contests in the series ended in draws.

MORE INFO: Suffolk vs. Endicott – All-Time Series

STATS SHOWDOWN

WHAT'S NEXT?
The victor of Saturday's semifinal awaits the outcome of the contest between top seed University of New England against fifth seed Nichols for the CNE Championship Saturday, March 7, which will be played at the highest remaining seed.